Beethoven: Large Choral Works

Works on This Recording 1. Cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Veronica Verebély (Soprano), Ulrike Helzel (Alto), Clemens Bieber (Tenor), William Shimell (Bass), Charlotte Margiono (Soprano) ■ Conductor: Christian Thielemann ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1790; Bonn, Germany ■ Language: German ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 2. Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Luba Orgonasova (Soprano), Iris Vermillion (Mezzo Soprano), Timothy Robinson (Tenor), Franz Hawlata (Bass) ■ Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra, Coro di Voci Bianche dell'Arcum ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1814; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: German ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 3. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy" by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Kristina Clemenz (Soprano), Cheryl Studer (Soprano), Camille Capasso (Mezzo Soprano), John Aler (Tenor), Friedrich Molsberger (Bass), Evgeni Kissin (Piano), Hiroshi Oshima (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Claudio Abbado ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: German 4. Mass in C major, Op. 86 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Alastair Miles (Bass), William Kendall (Tenor), Catherine Robbin (Mezzo Soprano), Charlotte Margiono (Soprano) ■ Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1807; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: Latin 5. Meerestille und glückliche Fahrt, Op. 112 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1814-1815; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: German 6. Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Jessye Norman (Alto), Cheryl Studer (Soprano), Kurt Moll (Bass), Placido Domingo (Tenor) ■ Conductor: James Levine ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Chorus ... ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: Latin 7. Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II, WoO 88 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Victor von Halem (Bass), Christine Schäfer (Soprano), Clemens Bieber (Tenor), Ulrike Helzel (Alto) ■ Conductor: Christian Thielemann ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1790; Bonn, Germany ■ Language: German ■ Notes: This selection is a DDD recording. 8. Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Elizabeth Harwood (Soprano), Franz Crass (Bass), James King (Tenor) ■ Conductor: Bernhard Klee ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Singverein ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1803-1804; Vienna, Austria ■ Language: German